Category: archives

  • Garbage collection site sprayed for West Nile

    West Amwell site had 600 old tires collecting water By: Paul French Jr.    WEST AMWELL — A small area of the township has been sprayed for the West Nile virus, Township Clerk Betty Jane Hunt told members of the Township Committee July 18.    The area sprayed was the garbage collection site adjacent to the township…

  • ‘Blithe Spirit’

    Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick roasts this Noel Coward chestnut with just the right seasoning. By: Stuart Duncan    With the community theaters in the area fighting hard to attract audiences, Playhouse 22 in East Brunswick has scheduled the old Noel Coward chestnut Blithe Spirit. Fact is, however, that when a chestnut, even an aged one,…

  • ‘The Root of Chaos’ and ‘The Bald Soprano’

    The Villagers paddle down the stream of consciousness with a pair of "theater of the absurd" works. By: Stuart Duncan    Theater of the absurd has always intrigued and infuriated audiences: It’s intriguing to hear a playwright’s dialogue give voice to his often bizarre streams of consciousness; infuriating when those streams run into eddies or the…

  • A veteran of the stage: ‘Annie’ to feature Cranbury 5th-grader

    At only 10 years old, Kristi Flynn Dicuio, is already a veteran of the stage. A budding ballerina and singer, Kristi will be performing in "Annie" at the Washington Crossing Open-Air Theater in Titusville Aug. 16-18 and 22-25 as part of its summer "Stars-in-the-Park" series. By: Casha Caponegro    At only 10 years old, Kristi Flynn…

  • Art, But No Cigar

    Once the smoke clears at A Little Taste of Cuba, the art and culture of the Caribbean isle is all around. By: Ilene Dube    Cigar culture holds no allure for me, so the wildly colorful art hanging in the window of A Little Taste of Cuba cigar parlor on Witherspoon Street in Princeton had to…

  • Editorial: Town Watch efforts in city enlightening

       The town literally has been enlightened by the hard work of Lambertville’s Town Watch, a group of dedicated and concerned residents working to make the city safer.    Its latest project, a three-year effort, has resulted in 12 new lights being installed at Cavallo Park, a source of much anxiety and concern from residents and police.…

  • Tenants begin moving in at Union Square

    Former Union Camp feed mill stood idle for more than a decade By: Cynthia Williamson    NEW HOPE — Except for a few offices and warehouse space leased out over the years, the former Union Camp feed bag mill has stood idle for more than a decade.    That will change Friday when Union Square developer George…

  • ‘Nuts’

    The Somerset Valley Players take on this thought-provoking courtroom drama. By: Stuart Duncan    Sometimes titles can be misleading. Take, for example, Nuts, playing at Somerset Valley Playhouse in the Neshanic section of Hillsborough. The title sounds like a zany comedy, but in fact it is a thought-provoking courtroom drama, in the tradition of The Caine…

  • Letters

    Town heroes lauded by visitors To the editor:    On our travels from upstate New York, we had the good fortune to meet Beverly Leavell and Don Dow of Lambertville.    We had car problems on Route 202, and in spite of the fact that they were going the opposite way, they stopped to help.    They took…